Karel (surname)

Karel is a surname that is derived from the given names Carl and Karl. Notable people with the surname include:

Surname

• Eva Karel (fl. mid 1960s – 1970s), Swiss slalom canoeist
• Frank Karel (1935–2009), American health advocate
• Jan Karel (fl. 1970s), Austrian-Swiss slalom canoeist
• John C. Karel (1873–1938), American politician
• Jozef Karel (1922–2005), Slovak football player and coach
• L. Albert Karel (1875–1965), American politician
• Marian Karel (born 1944), Czech sculptor
• Rudolf Karel (1880–1945), Czech composer
• William Karel (born 1940), French film director and author

See also

• Kariel
• Michael J. Karels

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